Pidgeotto · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Pidgeotto card
Numbered 34 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, Pidgeotto is a Rare, a Stage 1 Colorless-type carrying 60 HP.
It evolves from Pidgey, so Pidgeotto is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
Printed on the card, the Pidgeotto Pokédex entry reads: "Very protective of its sprawling territory, this Pokémon will fiercely peck at any intruder."
About Pidgeotto in the Pokémon world
The middle Pidgey stage. Sharper silhouette, longer wings, more aggressive coloration. Standard middle-stage card. Bought as part of a Pidgey to Pidgeot run.
What is Pidgeotto worth?
Pidgeotto is a non-holo Rare. In Legendary Collection, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Pidgeotto trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Pidgeotto before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Pidgeotto, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Pidgeotto in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Pidgeotto
For Pidgeotto, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Pidgeotto can make sense.
